Jensen Huang receives US National Medal of Science at the White House
kimmonismus · x · 2026-10-09
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang received the US National Medal of Science at the White House, witnessed by his parents. Huang came to America at nine; his parents moved 'because they believed America could give their children a chance.' The honor recognizes turning GPUs into a computing platform powering medicine, physics and AI research.
More from Companies & People
- OpenAI safety researcher firings spark debate over its internal 'opposition party' model — panickssery · 2026-10-09
- AI safety circles spar over a METR-related firing: what "said too much" really means — NathanpmYoung · 2026-10-09
- Claude Startups program auto-approves companies with public track records, no VC backing needed — builderjaydub · 2026-10-09
- Palantir CEO Karp: Sovereign enterprise AI means never leaking your data alpha — eliano · 2026-10-09
- BCG survey of 563 execs: AI-ready leadership drives 66% outperformance vs 20% for deployment alone — sanjaykalra · 2026-10-09
- OpenRouter co-founder: agent loops are the new table stakes, not differentiation — markjeffrey · 2026-10-09